![]() ![]() ![]() The Labyrinth is narrated by its protagonist, Erica Marsden. It sits at the heart of our national culture." "Australian literature is not an add on, a mere diversion, a sideshow to the main game. "Awards like the Miles Franklin are so valuable because in attracting public attention they help Australian literature to flourish, and to compete with imported books," she said. "It is a beautifully-written reflection on the conflicts between parents and children, men and women, and the value and purpose of creative work," he said.Īccepting the award, Lohrey noted: "it's a tremendous honour to be associated with the remarkable Stella Miles Franklin, one of the great Australian mavericks". ![]() Past winners include Thea Astley, Peter Carey, Michelle de Kretser, Elizabeth Jolley, Patrick White and Tim Winton.Ĭhair of the five-person judging panel and Mitchell Librarian at the State Library of NSW, Richard Neville, said that Lohrey's "elegiac" novel was "soaked in sadness". The annual award for a novel of "the highest literary merit" that presents "Australian life in any of its phases" was established in 1957 further to the will of writer Stella Miles Franklin (My Brilliant Career). ![]()
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